Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 41 Part 1.djvu/1007

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986 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 246, 247. 1920. N°“‘$“°**°¤- Sec. 5. That said Act entitled and approved as aforesaid be, and thedsamp lis hereby, amended by adding a new section thereto to rea as o owsz 5****** 'aws °“°°“”$ "SEc. 8. That this Act is a grant u on certain ex ressed condixofwam ummm tions specifically set forth herein, and niithing herein clintained shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or in anywise to interfere with the laws of the State of California, relating to the control, appropriation, use, or distribution of water used in irrigation or for municipal or other uses, or any vested ht acquired thereunder, and the Secretaries of the Interior andnggriculture, respectively, and the city of Los Angeles, in carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall proceed in conformity with the laws of said State." Approved, June 5, 1920. [l1uIi<iii:i€i:] CHAP. 247.—An Act For the creation of the Custer State Park Game Sanctuary, [Public, No. 25:5.] in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. Be it emwted by the Semrte and House of Re esemfatives of the United G§‘,§§,°'S§;fj§uf§;,‘f States of America in Congress assembled, Tligt the President of the S-Clhkti { United States is hereby authorized to designate as the Custer State P22}, g{1f§i5_ Park Game Sanctuary such areas, not exceeding thirt thousand acres, glghe I·garneyi:'Nzai§ional;]I4`o1éest, and gdjoiplinlg cg in the iggigitly of thhlg ter tate ar, in e tateo out aota,as 0 , in ' opinion, be set aside for the protection of game animals and birds and be recognized as a breeding place therefor. _ Uneutbcriwi hum- Sec. 2. That when such areas have been des` nated as provided for i§$Jr§Y”" th°r°"°’ ul" in section 1 of this Act, hunting, tra ping, lflling, or capturing of ghame animals and birds ip-pon the lands of the United States within · e limits of said areas sh be unlawful, except under such regulations _ as may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of Agricul- P"°’S*'m°“"‘°"· ture; and agrjy person violating such regulations or the provisions of this Act sh e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction in any United tates court of competent `urisdiction, be fined in a sum not exceedrgrig $1,000, or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one gear, or sh suffer both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. ,,,@$‘§;*§,d‘°,’§§‘§,{f"*‘ “°° Sec. 3. That it is the purpose of this Act to protect from trespass the public lands of the United States and the game animals and birds which may be thereon, and not to interfere with the operation of the locaiggame laws as affectingl rivate or State lands. Stxgcmsr em-- by Sec. 4. at the State of Sout }l)akota is hereby authorized and ` permitted to erect and maintain a ood substantial fence, inclosing in whole or in part such areas as mayie designated and set aside by the President under the authority of section 1. The State shall erect and maintain such Fgates in this fence as may be required by the authorized agents of the ederal Government in administering this game sanctuary and the adjoining national forest lands, and may erect and maintain such additional inclosures as may be agreed upon with the Secre- C°¤“¤¤”¤°€- tary of Agriculture. The iight of the State to maintain this fence shall continue so_ long as the area designated by the President as a grgnie sstinccggplrylpikzlgp given similar protection by the laws of the , Q _ _1 U. 8 C O so . noiiiiiiggreli r1f?é_si Sec. 5. That uplon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, lggf “'“‘“‘¤ "*“’“" the Secretary of the Interior may patent to the State of South Dakota not to exceed one thousand six undred acres of nonmineral national _ forest lands not otherwise appropriated or withdrawn within the areas ,’;@,;§°’,,,, ,,,,,0,,,, set aside by the President under the authority of section 1; Provided, gg; required i¤ BX- Thatthe State of South Dakota conveys to the Government good and ` sufficient title to other lands of equal value owned by the State and lying within the exterior boundaries of a national forest in the State